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Snapdragon 670: a more powerful processor than Snapdragon 835?

The Snapdragon 835 was easily the most popular processor for flagship Android phones, beating the likes of Samsung, Huawei‘s HiSilicon and Mediatek. Now, a…

Now Xiaomi has copied Apple’s gestures

Xiaomi gained a reputation in its early years as a company that heavily copied Apple, from hardware design and product names to the look…

Wave goodbye to WhatsApp on BlackBerry, WP this week

WhatsApp is the most popular mobile messaging platform in the world right now, being available on a variety of smartphone platforms. But the mobile…

By the numbers: Gearburn’s top ten articles of 2017

We’re less than a week away from the end of the year, so it seems like a no-brainer to look at the most popular…

Apple cracks down on lootboxes, devs now have to disclose details

Lootboxes have become one of the most contentious issues in the gaming industry in recent times, as everything from PC and console titles to…

A (non) update on Amazon Alexa coming to South Africa

Earlier this year, we got word from LG that it was targeting Alexa-enabled appliances for South Africa in 2018. The Korean firm quickly distanced…

Yes, Apple is basically throttling older iPhones (but here’s why)

The iPhone has hit the headlines for some interesting reasons this week after a reddit thread and testing by respected developer Primate Labs. Primate Labs,…

Mi-Fone launches low cost Android phone to African markets

Mi-Fone is perhaps not as well known in South Africa as it is in other parts of the continent, but the company has today…

Raspberry Pi Zero’s a $5 computer that’s smaller than a banknote

Raspberry Pi, the microcomputer that powers of the world’s most interesting home projects, was already fairly small. You could easily tote one around in…

Hardcore ASTRO gaming headsets now available in South Africa

The ASTRO range of headsets and accessories are now available in South Africa. Local video games distributor, Megarom Interactive, has picked up the licence…

Erroneous reporting leads to PlayStation 4’s implication in Paris attacks

This week, after the Paris attacks on 13 November, reports suggested that the attackers used the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation Network communication backend…

BlackBerry finally releases Priv – its first Android phone

BlackBerry has finally gone over to the dark side. In a bid to find some relevance in our smartphone world dominated by iOS, Android…

Activision Blizzard’s purchase of King could be the acquisition of the year

Candy Crush Saga (CCS), yes that game, is probably one of the most well known titles in modern pop culture. It’s the Super Mario…

New Apple TV coming to South Africa early November

After the iPhone 6S, the iPad mini 4 and the Apple Watch have arrived in the country, Core Group, Apple’s major local importer, has…

Nintendo announces its first mobile game coming in 2016

We knew that Nintendo was heading for the mobile gaming sphere, but we didn’t quite know when or how it would do this. Finally,…

Samsung’s trying to remedy Snapdragon 820 heat woes, report suggests

Poor Qualcomm. It tried its best to disguise how awful its HTC One M9 chip was, the Snapdragon 810, but it seems that its…

Xbox One’s Windows 10 update penned for 12 November

Windows 10 is Microsoft‘s new actuator, which has seen the company reinvent itself in the smartphone and ultraportable tablet segments. But now, the company’s…

Canal Walk Gaming Expo starts tomorrow 27 October in Cape Town

Popular Cape Town shopping destination Canal Walk will host its own gaming expo from 27 October to 1 November 2015. In association with retailer…

Bethesda, Carlsberg team up for zesty ‘Fallout Beer’

Bethesda and Carlsberg UK have teamed up to create what will probably be the drink of choice for European fans playing Fallout 4 this…

PlayStation 4 faceplates available in South Africa from November [update]

Update: It seems that the initial press release sent out by PlayStation and company had the incorrect date, at least according to them. The…

PlayStation 4 price drops to R5499 in South Africa

PlayStation South Africa has today announced a R500 price drop on the PlayStation 4. This comes after last week’s announcement that the PlayStation 4…

4 numbers that tell rAge 2015’s story

Is it safe to say that rAge 2015 was the biggest one yet? Well, statistically, yes. NAG, the organisation behind South Africa’s northerly gaming…

Japan Display’s 8K 17.3-inch screen features over 33-million pixels

Referring to resolutions in terms of K isn’t as rare as it used to be. 4K is practically the upper-echelon of gaming and content…

Maziv’s Fibre Push Brings Rural South Africa Closer to True High-Speed Internet

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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